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March 21, 2012

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(At the table, left to right) Brig. Gen. Manuel Ortiz, deputy commanding general for U.S. Army South, Gen. C&eacute;sar Mac-Namara Manriquez, Chilean chief of staff and Brig. Gen. Leonardo Martinez Menanteau, director of Peacekeeping Operations-Americas for Chile, sign the memorandum of understanding between U.S. Army South and the Chilean Joint Staff regarding the upcoming multi-national exercise, Peacekeeping Operations-Americas. Peacekeeping Operations-Americas 2012 is a series of multinational exercises designed to enhance regional dialogue among military forces from 17 countries, governmental, non-governmental agencies and inter-governmental organizations in order to address concerns, lessons learned and new initiatives involved in peacekeeping. (U.S. Army photo by Miguel Negron, U.S. Army South Visual Information)